Stella & Rose's Books

THE ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Robert Burton; Philip Pullman.
Stock no. 1829179
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Marble boards with black spine and gilt decoration and title. Edited by Holbrook Jackson and Introduction by Philip Pullman. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has white scuff marks to base and front spine edge, a few light marks to sides.

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THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Written by Lord Kinross; Norman Stone.
Stock no. 1829178
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

Illustrated cream buckram binding. Black title block with gilt title to spine. Introduced by Norman Stone. Colour plates. xxiii and 671 pages including index. Spine is slightly concave. Small, minor mark to vertical edge of text block. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some white scuff marks to base and sides (VG).

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THE QUEST FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Written by Glyn Williams.
Stock no. 1829177
Published by Folio Society. 2007. Very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Glyn Williams. Blue pictorial cloth. Endpapers are maps. Colour plates. xx and 614 pages including index. Top edge blue. Second printing in the same year as the first printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has heavy, white scuff marks to base, a few marks to spine and is lightly scuffed to sides.

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CHIVALRY
Written by Maurice Keen.
Stock no. 1829176
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

Pictorial boards with gilt title to spine and gilt and colour front board. Colour illustrations. xx and 400 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has white scuff marks to base and is lightly scuffed to sides, light bump to corner.

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EUGENE ONEGIN
Written by Alexander Pushkin; James E. Falen; Elaine Feinstein. Illustrated by Anna Balbusson; Elena Balbusson.
Stock no. 1829175
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel in verse. Translated and introduced by James E. Falen. Preface by Elaine Feinstein. Pale blue pictorial cloth. Colour plates. 243 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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CRUSADER CASTLES
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Mark Bostridge.
Stock no. 1829174
Published by Folio Society. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue decorated cloth. Introduced by Bostridge. B/w maps, diagrams and photos. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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GT40: AN INDIVIDUAL HISTORY AND RACE RECORD
Written by Ronnie Spain.
Stock no. 1829173
Published by Osprey Publishing. 1st 1986. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Ford's four victories at Le Mans assured the GT40 of immortality in the minds of motorsport enthusiasts. Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 326 pages including index. ISBN: 0850456371. A lovely copy. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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FRIDA KAHLO: THE PAINTINGS
Written by Hayden Herrera. Illustrated by Frida Kahlo.
Stock no. 1829172
Published by Bloomsbury. 1st 1992. Very good condition.

A lavishly illustrated and sumptuously produced visual array of the acclaimed artist's powerful and haunting paintings. Square format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 0747514771. Front cover is faded to lower half. Tiny nick to base of spine. Covers are scuffed. Corners lightly worn. Contents clean.

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THE MABINOGION
Written by Gwyn Jones; Thomas Jones. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
Stock no. 1829171
Published by Dragon's Dream. 1st 1982. Very good condition.

Eleven stories vividly translated from medieval Welsh, replete with magicians, hags, dragons, ogres and magical animals. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Superb illustrations in colour. ISBN: 9063329113. Light fading to top of spine. A few grubby marks to covers. Text block browned. Contents clean. Cigarette odour present.

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THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS
Written by D.W. Yalden; U. Albarella.
Stock no. 1829170
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reviewing our knowledge of avifaunal history over the last 15,000 years, setting it in its wider historical and European context. Dark navy blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and maps. vi and 263 pages including index. ISBN: 9780199217519. SIGNED by Derek Yalden with personal gift inscription to front endpaper. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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SOUTHERN LOCOMOTIVES TO SCALE
Written by Ian Beattie.
Stock no. 1829169
Published by D. Bradford Barton. 1st 1981. Very good condition.

Green boards. Oblong format. B/w photos and line drawings. ISBN: 0851533892. Lower spine edge of boards a little crushed/bumped. Top edge of spine rubbed. Boards a little grubby, spine lightly faded. Contents clean.

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BLOOMSBURY ROOMS: MODERNISM, SUBCULTURE, AND DOMESTICITY
Written by Christopher Reed.
Stock no. 1829168
Published by Yale University Press. 1st 2004. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

New light on the notorious Bloomsbury Group and how the issues of their day influenced their interpretation and decoration of the home. The author analyzes the rooms designed by Bloomsbury artists as spaces in which to be modern. This book traces the development of Bloomsbury's domestic aesthetic from the group's influential promulgation of Post-Impressionism in Britain around 1910 through the 1930s. Large format. Green cloth boards, black title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. viii and 314 pages including index. ISBN: 0300102488. Tip of board corners lightly bumped else boards clean and bright. Light browning to text block. Title page has light marks from colour imprinting from facing colour frontispiece. Otherwise, contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, old price label to rear panel. The book has a lingering cigarette odour.

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